This
is a unique collection of ten of Chesterton's famous Father Brown stories which
putsspecial emphasis on the role that Brown's
Catholic faith played in helping him solve the murdermysteries.
As Dorothy Sayers once wrote, Chesterton was ``the first man of our time tointroduce the great name of God into a detective story to enlarge
the boundaries of thedetective story by making
it deal with death and real wickedness and real, that is to say, divinejudgment.''

This
deluxe hardcover Father Brown edition includes generous footnotes (not available
in othereditions) which help to clarify the literary
and historical allusions made by Father Brown. It isbased
on the texts of the original editions by Chesterton for assurance of complete
authenticity,and is set in easily readable type.

These
are excellent short detective yarns in the classic British tradition of Sherlock
Holmes --puzzling concoctions of mysterious crimes, dubious suspects and
ambiguous clues. They areamong the very best of
the Father Brown stories.

``There
have been many collections of Father Brown stories, but none like thisone. It is a superb collection.'' --Martin Gardner, Editor,
The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown``This
collection could not be more timely, both for Chesterton and forCatholicism.
One cannot properly appreciate Chesterton unless one at leastunderstands
the Catholic Church and, I would venture to say, one will notproperly
understand the Church unless one appreciates G.K. Chesterton.''--Michael Coren, Author, Gilbert: The Man Who Was G.K. Chesterton

``Golden
nuggets of Chesterton paradox, his particular contribution to thedetective
story, which made use of his uncanny ability to provide answers topuzzles
that are both startling and yet satisfying.''--Alzina
Stone Dale

John
8:44. "You are of your father the devil: and the desires of your father you
will do. He was a murderer from the beginning: and he stood not in the truth,
because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar, and the father thereof."